Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 vs Sony Xperia 5 III Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 28, 2020	Apr 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $490

Design

Dimensions
8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches 213.8 x 126.8 x 9.9 mm	6.18 x 2.68 x 0.32 inches 157 x 68 x 8.2 mm
Weight
15.03 oz / 426.0 g	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 6) Frame: Metal
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified	Water, Dust; IP65/68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Camera shutter, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Black	Black, Green, Pink

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 81.34% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 449 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3.3 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.9GHz Exynos M3 4x1.9GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core Kryo 680
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18	Adreno 660
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
5050 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

9h 55min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5"
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.3 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, aptX, aptX-HD

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$510

with LTE support

Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Prices (MSRP)	$590

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